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As Saturday night unfolded - and the vast majority of games were played in the afternoon  to avoid counterprogramming the 5th outdoor game of the year in Chicago - the Ryan Kesler story, and the Penguins' "aggressive pursuit" of the two-way ace, morphed into one of the major story lines.    It was pretty funny [...]

As Saturday night unfolded - and the vast majority of games were played in the afternoon  to avoid counterprogramming the 5th outdoor game of the year in Chicago - the Ryan Kesler story, and the Penguins' "aggressive pursuit" of the two-way ace, morphed into one of the major story lines.    It was pretty funny [...]

The Buffalo Sabres began life without Ryan Miller and Steve Ott on a positive note Friday night, picking up a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.    Jhonas Enroth got the start and looked strong in a 36-save effort. I grabbed Enroth earlier in the night once I heard the Miller trade was imminent, as I [...]

Breaking Pekka Rinne has been assigned to the AHL on a conditioning stint. his return to the NHL is getting closer... * Morning updates - Carey Price re-injured himself during the Olympics and will miss the next two games. Beau Bennett apparently suffered a setback (per Josh Yohe on Twitter) and will need another four [...]

If you're a Drew Doughty owner you are probably hoping Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter was watching the Olympics. Doughty's 59-point season in 2009-10 seems to be a distant memory as the Kings continue to employ him in a shutdown role more regularly. In Sochi, however, Doughty proved he can still provide significant [...]

A couple of New Jersey notes from beatwriter Tom Gulitti - Eric Gelinas has been recalled. And Damien Brunner is on a line with Patrik Elias and Adam Henrique *** On Friday I hosted an event in Toronto for DobberHockey readers and Dobber Sports writers. Among those in attendance, besides myself, were fellow ramblers Steve [...]